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poet laureate

noun

, plural poets laureate.

(in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events.
a poet recognized or acclaimed as the most eminent or representative of a country or locality.
(formerly) a poet whose efforts were officially recognized, as by a sovereign, university, etc.

poet laureate

the poet appointed as court poet of Britain who is given a post as an officer of the Royal Household. The first was Ben Jonson in 1616

poet laureate

The national poet in Britain . Historically, the poet laureate's duty has been to compose official poetry for the king's or queen's birthday and for great public occasions, such as victories in war, coronations, and births and weddings in the royal family. The poets laureate of Britain have included Geoffrey Chaucer , William Wordsworth , and Alfred, Lord Tennyson .

The largely ceremonial position of poet laureate was created in the United States in 1985.

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky remembers how funny his friend could be.

At his side, volunteering to help the wounded, is the poet laureate of the American Civil War himself, Walt Whitman.

In 2011 the judges came under fire for a shortlist many, including the former poet laureate Andrew Motion, deemed too “readable.”

For the celebration, former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins was commissioned to write an ode to the monument.

News of the World by our new poet laureate, Philip Levine, makes you think about what unites us and what our common purpose is.

At the Floral Games he who is crowned poet-laureate chooses the Queen, and she crowns him with a wreath of olive leaves.

Robert Bridges, the present poet-laureate, also deserves especial mention.

After the death of his friend Southey, the mantle of the Poet Laureate fell upon him.

She would have spoken in the same way to prince or poet-laureate, and would have pleased either as much as the blacksmith.

"To America," included by permission of the Poet Laureate, is a good poem and a great poem.

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